Scripture Verse

He shall give His angels charge over thee. Psalm 91:11

Introduction

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John H. Tenney (1840–1918)

Words: El­len C. Web­ster, in The Jew­eled Crown, by Asa Hull (New York: Asa Hull, 1891), num­ber 9.

Music: John H. Ten­ney (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Web­ster (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

Angels guard you till the morn­ing light;
Let no fear­ful dreams dis­tress you,
But with peace­ful slum­ber bless you,
Angels guard you till the morn­ing light!

Refrain

Till the morn­ing, the morn­ing light!
Thro’ the long and drea­ry hours of night,
Angels guard you till the morn­ing light!

Angels guard you till the morn­ing light;
Let no mid­night foe an­noy you,
Nor the tempt­er’s wiles de­coy you,
Angels guard you till the morn­ing light!

Refrain

Angels guard you till the morn­ing light;
Hov’ring round and ev­er near you,
Sent from Heav’n to bless and cheer you,
Angels guard you till the morn­ing light!

Refrain

illustration
Guardian Angels
Joshua H. S. Mann, 1860